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w, H- .FROMHART. HEADREST FOR AUTOMOBILE M I APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. I1921- atented 0st- 3, 1922'.

Patented Oct. 3, 1922.

WILLIAM II. FROMHARQOF GOLDEN, COLORAI JO.

i meanness: ron AUTOMOBILE mincnanics.

Applicati onfiled September To whom it may concern:

ile it known that 1, WILLIAM H. FRoM- Hrin'r, a citizen" of the UnitedStates, residing at Golden, in the county of J eilerson and State ofColorado, have invented certain and usefulImprovements inlleadrests 't lAutdmobile Mecl' anics; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description. of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it .appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to animproved head-rest which is especially,butnot necessarily, designed for use .by automobile Inechamcs when t.becomes necessary to get underneath ."Of the automobile for makingrepairs to the various parts;

1 The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel device ofthisclass which is designed to be connectedto ;:the back. ot

the head so that as the mechanic moves about from place to placebeneaththe machine for repairing. different parts, the device will beatall t mes in position to permit t to be rested on the ground at thedes redpolnt.

.An important objectandpteature of the invention is to provide a deviceof this class embodylng; a y eldab le supporting trains which is50;.)(l6S1Q1'18d thatz t can berocked from side to side" to enable theusers head to be placed in various positions torvery etl'ectivelyreviewing any particular part.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device. of this classwhich embodies a suitable groundengaging member or frame Which isforwardly inclined to permit the head to be comfortably rested on thecushion or pad which it carries.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device embodying theaforesaid structure, the support and pad being such that support for thehead and thus insure comfor l A further object of the invention is toprovide a device embodying the aforesaid parts together with an elasticadjustable attaching strap which enables the device to be used onpractically all sizes of heads.

Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description.

. In the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same:

Figure 1 is a view showing a portionof an 1, 1921. Serial No 497,690.

automobile. in perspective illustrating the up manner in which myimproved head-rest is used. a a A 1 b y l igure 2 is an enlarged detailperspective view ofthe improved device. by y Figure 3 is a similar Viewshowing the device inverted.

Figure l is a side elevational view of the device showing themannerinwhich it is inclined to insure comfort;

Broadly speaking, the device comprises a suitable support which isdesigned to rest on the ground. the same being inclined to; insurecomfort to the users head which is met ed on a cushion or pad carried bythe sup port. detachably connected to the head so that it will remain inposition on the. latter. as long desired. thus making ituunnecessary tomove the head rest from place to place as the mechanic moves.

The device is strapped or otherwise In carryingout the invention. itwill be seen that the support abovereferred (to is generally indlcasted,by the numeral 1,. the samebeingin the form of a yieldable frame andpreferably, but. not necessarily formed from a length of wire bent formapair of substantially Ll-shaped members 2 and 2%.. It is tobeIstatedhere that in bending the wiresto form these members, the oneindicated by the numeral 2 is sobent that i t will beef less height thanthe one indicated by thenumeraLQ. This ,servesto givea slant orinclineto the devicel. To insure rigidity and strength, an additional U-shaped member 3 is employed and is positioned between the first namedmembers and soldered or otherwise secured at its ends to the connectingportions 4 of the parts 2 and 2. To further increase the strength of thedevice, a cross wire or red 5 is employed and is secured to theintermediate portions of the U-shaped members as clearly illustrate-d.It is to be stated here that the material from which the U-shapedmembers is formed is resilient so that the natural. tendency for theupper ends of the members is to move apart. They are however heldtogether by means of a piece of canvas or the like 6 which is riveted orotherwise permanently secured at its ends to the connecting portions 4as indicated at 7. It will thus be seen that this canvas will he heldin. a stretched state normally. However, when the user places his headon the canvas, which. constitutes the pad referred to, it will be seenthat the upper portions of the U-shaped members and connecting portions4 will move toward one'another to provideayieldable support for thehead. It may be stated at this point that the U-shaped member 3 is ofgreater heightthan t-li -u sh'aped member 2 but of less height than theremaining U- shaped member so as to ee-eet with the core p n i g P r soth the s ppo i nelineaiai one direction as beforefindicated. It-is "yetas be pointed' o'ut that the attaching strapabove referred to isindicated by 'bymeahs of a siiita the iiuineral B, the same 7 beingpreferably composed of elastitg material and being per-Ihdfiiltlybbiifictlfat Ufi bnd fWith the support while it is adjustablyand'detachably,

connected at its ep eeite and with the latter le clasp or adjusting de-Vlce r Iii use," the elastic ttaching strap '8 is I placed about theforehead ofthe user so as to'held the pad 5; against the back er theheaa." With. the deviee in position en" the parts,- the rest is at alltimes in position ,onthe head to perm-itthe support to b restedon theoiindjat the desired int. r

J W'ith a, evice of the descri. 'ed, it will be seen that the mechanic shead will be conifort blysuppo ted at a desired elevatieato enableIiiiii to inspeetand repair the desired parts of'ft he' machine. The pador fabric will conform tot'he'back of theh'ead so as to insure comfort"and the eiesa meetin Will bear sufficiently tight against the fore seamhold the device in; proper positibiifand the strap can be adjusted toaccommodate difierent. sizes of heads. Furthermore, because of thepeculiar shape and design of the same, and because of the fact that --itcan be. strappedto the head, it will be seen that when it is laid on theground or floor, it can be rocked from side to side to enable the headof the user to take various positions for eaeeevel viewing the partsunder repair and to render the device less tiresome by changing theposition of the head from time to time. This is a particular feature ofthe invention upon which emphasis is to be laid. The device is extremelysimple in construction, durable and comfortable and due to its extremesimplicity, it can be manufactured and retailed for small costs. Theseand other advantages of the invention have no doubt, become apparentfromthe foregoing description. In View of this a more lengthy anddetailed description is thought unnecessary.

Since probably thebest results may be ob tained with the constructionand arrangement herein shown and described, this is taken as thepreferred embodiment of the invention. However, I wish it to beunderstoodthat minor changes coming within the scope ,ofthe invention asclaimed may be resorted to if desired.

I claim: A head-rest for use by automobile ine c'hanics comprising asubstantially U-shaped yieldable supporting frame intended to restdn'the ground or floor, a head-pad connected to said frame to permit theuser to rest his head thereon, and a strap connected with the frame andadapted to pass over the users forehead for maintaining the device onthe users head so that it will be moved with the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 111 'hand.

WILLIAM H. FROMHART.

